by Jeff Slater | Dec 30, 2018 | Marketing People, Personal Stories
My brother Mitch has an addiction. Fortunately, it isn’t drugs or anything evil. He can’t get enough Bruce Springsteen. Since he was a teenager, Mitch loved the music and lyrics from one of America’s great music legends from our home state, New Jersey. When I say...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 27, 2018 | Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
KFC came out with a hilarious prank this week. It illustrates something I write about often. Have fun with your marketing and make people smile. No, I don’t want to buy a log for my fireplace that smells like KFC, but I have shared this graphic with so many people...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 23, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
December is that time of year for putting together a list of short, sage pieces of advice on marketing, life and the things I have learned on my journey. These 19 tips have helped me in my business career and my personal life. My only wish is that one tiny...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 16, 2018 | Branding Issues, Foodpreneurs, Marketing Advice
In the last few days, I heard two people talking about the rebranding of Dunkin Donuts. One is a super smart Senior Vice President, Strategy and Marketing at Edison Research and the other is my 91-year-old Mom, Bea. Dunkin’ Donuts decided to drop the word donuts from...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 13, 2018 | Foodpreneurs, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
How have you built happiness into your customer’s experience with your product, service or company? When customers have a delightful experience, they share. When they share, your customers become part of your marketing department to help spread the word. A happiness...
